Do I need a visa to visit Taiwan?

Nationals from select countries may be eligible to apply for an eVisa with the Bureau of Consular Affairs online, single entry for 30 days. A credit card (Master, Visa, or JCB) is required to process the application online.

For those requiring a visa application, please visit the closest ROC mission abroad. Please be aware that except for the 12 countries that recognize the ROC, the ROC representative office will be titled similarly to Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (such as in the United States). For a complete list, please visit the Bureau of Consular Affairs website.

Nationals holding passports from the following countries are eligible for application of an eVisa:
아랍에미리트, 터키, 바레인, 사우디아라비아, 오만, 카타르, 쿠웨이트, 보스니아 헤르체고비나, 부르키나파소, 콜롬비아, 도미니카, 에콰도르, 키리바시, 코소보, 모리셔스, 몬테네그로, 파나마, 페루, 솔로몬 제도

Travelers holding passports issued by India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar may be eligible to apply online for an R.O.C. (Taiwan) Travel Authorization Certificate, permitting up to a total 90 days in Taiwan, multiple entry with 30 days each stay.

Conditions for application include a residency or visa with an expiration date within the last 10 years for the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and Schengen Zone (EU), and the applicant must not have been previously employed as a blue-collar laborer in Taiwan. E-Visas must be currently valid if issued by Australia or New Zealand, and Japanese visas (or Japan Visa Waiver Registration) must be accompanied by proof of previous entry to Japan or an itinerary to visit Japan after leaving Taiwan. Work permits are not allowed. After approval, the Certificate should be printed off the website and presented with the passport and other required documents upon entry into Taiwan.

More detailed regulations for each individual country can be found with the Bureau of Consular Affairs. Travelers who have visited Taiwan previously by a specially-issued visa may not be eligible based on their previous visa status.

Filipino, Thai, and Brunei passport holders are eligible for visa-free entry when providing evidence of travel funds, hotel reservations and travel plan, and local host or friend contact information to immigration authorities at the border.

United States citizens with Global Entry may be eligible for Taiwan's e-Gate border clearance system after application with the National Immigration Agency in Taiwan. For frequent visitors, this may be preferable to waiting in line to pass immigration inspection. Those holding residency documents in Taiwan (ARC, APRC) can directly use the domestic system without needing Global Entry.

Visitors from the United States and Japan whose passports will expire soon may enter Taiwan as long as their passport is valid for the intended period of stay up to 90 days, depending on travel plans and document expiration date.

Emergency or Temporary Passport Holders: Emergency or temporary passports from visa-waiver countries are allowed to visit the ROC, and should apply for a tourist visa in advance at a Taiwanese diplomatic mission (consulate), or may apply for a landing visa upon arrival. USA emergency passports are permitted visa-free entry for 90 days.

Yellow book proof of polio vaccine by visitors from or those having visited Israel, Pakistan, Madagascar, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Afghanistan is no longer required. At the moment, there are effectively no travel restrictions related to COVID. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that visitors first verify any entry restrictions related to epidemic control with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control hotline 1922.